Nahum 1
1 Et udsagn om Nineve. En bog om Elkosjiten Nahums Syn.
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 En nidkær Gud, en Hævner er HERREN, en Hævner er HERREN og fuld af Vrede, en Hævner er HERREN mod Uvenner, han gemmer på Vrede mod Fjender.
A jealous and avenging God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.
3 HERREN er langmodig, hans Kraft er stor, HERREN lader intet ustraffet. I Uvejr og Storm er hans Vej, Skyer er hans Fødders Støv.
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and doth not at all clear [the guilty]: Jehovah, — his way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 Han truer og udtørrer Havet, gør alle Strømme tørre; Basan og Karmel vansmægter, Libanons Skud visner hen.
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5 Bjergene skælver for ham, Højene står og svajer; Jorden krummer sig for ham, Jorderig og alle, som bor der.
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.
6 Hvem kan stå for hans Vrede, hvo holder Stand mod hans Harmglød? Hans Harme strømmer som Ild, og Fjeldene styrter for ham.
Who shall stand before his indignation? and who shall abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
7 HERREN er god, et Værn på Trængselens Dag; han kender dem, som lider på ham,
Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8 og fører dem gennem Skybrud. Sine Avindsmænd gør han til intet, støder Fjenderne ud i Mørke.
But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9 Hvad pønser I på mod HERREN? Han tilintetgør i Bund og Grund; ej kommer der to Gange Nød.
What do ye imagine against Jehovah? He will make a full end: trouble shall not rise up the second time.
10 Er de end som sammenflettet Tjørn og gennemdrukne af Vin, skal de dog fortæres som fuldført Strå.
Though they be tangled together [as] thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely.
11 Fra dig er der en draget ud med ondt i Sinde mod Herren, med Niddingeråd.
Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.
12 Så siger HERREN: Er de end fuldtallige og aldrig så mange, skal de dog omhugges og forsvinde. Har jeg end ydmyget dig, gør jeg det ikke mere.
Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be complete in number, and many as they be, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away; and though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
13 Nu sønderbryder jeg det Åg, han lagde på dig, og sprænger dine Bånd.
And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds asunder.
14 Om dig lyder HERRENs Bud: Dit Navn skal ikke ihukommes mere. Af din Guds Hus udrydder jeg det skårne og støbte Billede, og jeg skænder din Grav.
And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy god will I cut off the graven image, and the molten image: I will prepare thy grave; for thou art vile.
15 Se, Glædsesbudet, som kundgør Fred, skrider frem over bjergene Fejr dine Fester, Juda, indfri dine Løfter! Thi aldrig skal Niddingen mer drage gennem dig; han er udryddet helt og holdent.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that publisheth peace! Celebrate thy feasts, Judah, perform thy vows: for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
